December: Start of the Northrhine-Westphalia Textile Routes - Furtherance by the German Federal State of Northrhine-Westphalia (6 routes until 2003) and the Saxony Route by INNtex, an association of industrialists

Project participation "IMATE - Ineractive Learn and Information programme on Linen" on CD-ROM and on the internet: combined furtherance from 3 EU programmes under Austrian leadership, by the EU Commission

1997

Project financing "Organisers of Textile Events in Europe" - Start of the ETN database and ETN website, publication of an ETN manual with participation of 32 members from 25 countries, by the EU Commission

1991

Project financing "ETN foundation with conference and information brochure in English, French, Russian and German, by the German Ministry of Interior Affairs and by the EU Commission

1990

Initiative to start ETN by Beatrijs Sterk in February: Circular letter to approx. 250 addressees (associations, museums, schools) in East and West Europe to create an information network